Fence-clamp.



P. GREEN.

v mum CLAMP. APPI-ICA.'1I0N IIL E'I) JAN. 7, 190B. RENEWED JUNE 8, 1909. 930,957.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

INVENTOH N PEY Tm BR E mamas iffi m) PATE T OFFICE' PEYTON GREEN, OF WYTHEVILLE, VIRGINIA.

FENCE-CLAMP.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application filed January 7 1908, Serial No. 409,641. Renewed. June 8, 1909, Serial No. 500,946.

To all whom itmay concern: h

Be it known that I, PnYToN GREEN, a

, citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of lVythevil le, in the county of Wythe and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Glamp of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement infence clamps and relates particularly to the means 10 whereby the lines of the wire of wire fences;

may be held for connection with the stretching device; and the invention consists certain novel construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter described and claimed v In the-drawing, Figure l is a side elevation illustratin the invention. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 are detai perspective views, and Fig. 5 is a cross section of the clamp as in use. In stretchin wire fences, especially those fences made 0 fence fabric it is important to provide some means for quickly and securelyclamping the f enciii which means is adaptedlfor connection (wit the'stretching device by a rope, as shown in Fig. 1, or in any other suitable manner.

' clamp in the form of stripsto extend transverselygj-o he fencing 'on opposite sides thereof, andthese, sections A and B I shallfor convenience of reference denominate the boltcarrying section A, and -the slotted section QThe bolt carrying section A may be of weed or other suitable material, and is perforated; at intervals for -j the passage of the boitsi' ('3".,1'I-These bolts have their beads C countersunk. in the outer face ofmthe strip A-arf 'plate's D secured over these countersunk vhead's;operate to re 40 tain-the bolts in connection withthe section or strip A,.and also to reinforce those ortions ofthe said strip adjacent'tof the olt holes,-

The bolts O-project'i-fromlthe inner face' of the strip A, and extendfthrough the strips B, bein received inslotsBz. These slots B are. ormedfrom one ed 6 of the strip B, and the said strip B is rein orced at its outer face by plates E, whose edges intersect with Evex from edge to edge so .thatHthey form a am ablej toavoid the necessity of removing In carrying out my invent on I provide a- "A'andB adapted those of the slots :B" and the said plates form bearings for the nuts G of the bolts C.

The inner or meeting faces of-the strips A andB are formed transversely concavo-congbroad curved bearing in whichithe fencing will be securely clampedwhen in use, by the "tightening of the nuts 0?, of the bolts C.

In practice the plateslD -andiE may be of metal about one sixteenth ifofian inch thick.

' When the strips are-fitted on opposite sides the fencing and tightened together by the nuts on the bolts 0 the clamp will securely bind the fencing so that the latter may be stretched by any suitable stretching apparatus connected with the vcla a p. v

The construction is simp e and by forming the opposing surfaces curved a's; shown, the Wire Willbe tightly andffirmly held, and as the curve prevents slipping, the clamp may be operated eliiciently with fewer bolts than in ordinary constructions.

It-will be noticed that the bolts are firmly held to; the strip A so that they cannot drop outjandbe. lost. By slotting the strip B I thehnt's-When it is desired to remove the clamp from the fence, it only being necessary to'slacken up the nuts sufliciently to enthe use of the invention.= The slotted construction of section B facilitates the application and removal of the clamp and simplifies the construction and operation of the invention;

A fence clamp, comprisinga bolt section having itsiiinner' face curved transversely from side to *side, and provided with a series of bolt holes opening through said curved surface, bolts passed through said; openin 's andhaving their heads countersunk in t e enter faces of the said strip, and retaining means. secured to the strip and extending over the heads of the bolts, the other ends of the bolts'extending beyond the curved inner face of the se0t-i0n', and a slotted 'secbion I the saidbolts, all substam'rally as and for the iaving its inner faee curved correedpending purpose set forth.

to that of the first section and provi ed with slots extending from its edge and receiving PEYTON GREBJN' 5 the extended ends of the bolts, and having I Witmsses:

a reinforcing means on itsnnter face extend- C. K. BECRAFT, 111g along the edges of the slats, and nuts on D, A. EWALD. 

